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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-04-23
ENGLISH In OUR COLLEGES.

No college in the country, so far as |
know, gives instruction on all matters
included in the study of English in its
widest sense. None provides the requi-
site facilities for student who desires
to master his mother tongue in its his
tory as language, in its completeness
as a literature, and in its full scope as a
means of expression with the pen and
with the lips. This state of things is
not, and has not been for many years,
the case with Greek, Latin, or math-
ematics. 1t is no longer the case with
many branches of natural science, with
some of the modern languages, or with
some Of the most ancient ones. Why
should it be so with English9 Why
should man who wishes to know all
that is to be known about the language
he is going to use all his life be at dis
advantage in the pursuit of his favorite
species of knowledge, as compared with
him whose tastes lead him to regions
into which only few specialists are
privileged to enter !?
The question answers itself. There
is every reason why every college in the
country should do for English all that
it does for its most favored studies
and the time will come, or greatly
misread the signs of the future, when
no American institution of learning can
afford to economic in this direction.
Now that learned men and learned bod
les are, like clergymen and churches, no
longer too far above the rest of the
world to be weighed in the same scales
in which other men and other bodies
are weighed, and to be criticised with
equal freedom, they can no longer ap-
ply the resources supplied by public or by
private benefeence to the nourishment
of hobby horses whose bones are mar
rowless, in whose eyes there is either
no speculation in the old sense of that
word, or too much speculation in the
modern sense. A college which is to
live by the people must supply the ed
ucation needed for the people, and for
the leaders of the people and what is
so much needed as English In these
days Of multifarious knowledge, of in
telleetual activity in so many directions,
there are many things of which man
need know only the rudiments; but of
English an educated man should know
more than the rudiments, beeause-if |
for no other reason-everybody knows,
or half-knows, or thinks he knows |
them; because everybody deems himself |
capable, not only of criticising the Eng
fish of others, but also of writing good
English himself Therefore, educated
men should know enough to be able to
protect pure English against the numer-
BUS foes that beset it on every side in
.hese days of free speech and a free
press. N0blesse obige. Superior advan-
ages bind those who have enjoyed them
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-04-23
CLINTON LIBERAL INSTITUTE ALUMNI.

CLINTON LIBERAL INSTITUTE ALUMNI.
The graduates of Clinton Liberal In
stitute are requested to send their adj
dresses, as early as possible to the Presi-
dent of the Alumni Association, Dean G..
Martin, North Bloomfield, N. Y. A COM
plete list OF the alumni from 1881 to the
present time in desired. No list of grad
yates prior to 1867 is in existence, and the
post offices of but few in the later classes
are known to the officers of the associa-
ton. ANY one knowing the address of a
graduate is requested to forward the
same. In cases of lady graduates send
maiden name and, if married, present
name. AS fairly complete alumni rec
ord is contemplated information as to the
following would be useful: Name; post
office; year of graduation; if lady gradu-
ate. present name; occupation; other BIZ
ographical facts of interest; date of
death.
A grand reunion OF all the living grad
yates of Clinton Liberal Institute fro16
1881 to 1887, viii be held June % Grad
yates sending in their names and ad-
dresses for the record are requested to
state whether they may be expected to
attend this reunion. Details Of program
and arrangements will be included in
circular letters mailed to all whose ad-
can be obtained.
That the alumni record may be made
everybody who can furnish in
desired is earnestly requested |
10 send it on at once. That the alumni re-
lnion may be the great time it ought to
De every Clinton and Fort Plain gradu-
lte should endeavor to be in attendance. /
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-04-23
INCIDENTS or JAIL LIFE.

For many years the friends of prison
reform have been hattering away at the
heavy stone walls, the small, strong,
double-or-triple- barred, light-and- air-ex-
GLIDING, foul-air-confning county jails
of our country. Some breaches have
been made, some advancement secured /;
but there still remains public senti-
ment--if indifference may be charac-
terized as a sentiment-which is strong
er in its resistance, more formidable in
its obstinaey, more difficult to break
through than any mechanical barrier to
crime ever constructed. Why the sub
ject of reform. in our county Jail system
should fail to interest the general pub
lie, and why, if not demanding an in
slant change in the entire system, there
should be any hesitation in requiring
better Jail buildings mot necessarily
more eostly-for light, air, water, and
drainage are not very expensive), are
questions often asked, and to (which but
one answer can be given-public indif-
terence.
Perhaps the friends of this reform
nay be at fault in treating Of its i'm
as an abstract question of |
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-04-23


Let it be taken as such to the nations.
Horace Greeley said, that "by means
of the church or in spite Of the church,
the great work of Outstanding the
industrial and social relations of man.
kind, must go on. God wills it, and
its accomplishment is therefore inevi-
table. In the astounding discoveries,
the amazing transformations, now so
swiftly succeeding each other all around
us, l read the proclamations of divine
benignity that the reign of discord, sell
fshness and desolating want is passing
away forever. In spite of
despotism, of perversity, of depravity,
of false education and sordid desires,
the civilized world grows gradually
wiser, and the great truth steadily
dawns on its understanding, that the
highest good of any is to be sought and
attained alone through the highest good
of all.
"Thatcentral, vivifying truth, so read
lily apprehended and embraced in the
realm of abstraction is about to become
the basis of practical life,-of our ordi-
nary social and industrial relations.
Not that mankind are ready to en-
brace it directly, logically, consistently,
thoroughly-that is rarely the mode
in which great reforms are achieved.
1t will be accepted gradually, piece
meal, capriciously, blindly-he who
takes decided step forward often vio-
lently disliking the good whereto that
step irresistibly tends-resolving that
even the next step toward it cannot,
and shall not be taken. Yet what mat
tiers his hostility q? His advance is
treasured and improved upon his an
tagonism to fui ther advancement is
simply nullitytso far as it may seek
to affect others, and in a little while
the sudden waves of oblivion roll above
it. Only the good abideth forever
Edwin Arnold, in "The Light Of
ASIA" speaks of the Power divine
which moves to good" and says:
"out of the dark it wrought the heart of man
Out of dull shells the pheasants pencilled neck
Ever at toll it brings to loveliness
All ancient wrath and wreck
ut slayeth and it saveth, nowise moved
. Except unto the working out of doom;
Its threads are love and life, and death anc
pain,
The shuttles of its loom.
1T maketh and unmaketh, mending all;
Whatit hath wrought is better than hath been
Slow grows the splendid pattern that it plans
It's wistful hands between.
This is its work upon the things We see,
The unseen things are more; mems hearts an,
minds,
The thoughts of peoples and their ways ant
wills,
Those, too, the great law binds
by this the slayer's knife did stab himself;
The unjust judge hath lost his own defender
The false tongue dooms its lie the creeping
thief
And spoiler rob, to render.
"such is the love which moves to righteous
ness,
Which none at last can turn aside or stay;
The heart of it is love- the end of it.
Is peace and com9Snion sweet. obeyP'
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-04-23
"THE PRoDIGAL SON -

The story of the prodigal son is the
story of the real and the ideal in human
life. Man belongs to God. The real
and the ideal lie together in the thought
of God. at last the real and the ideal
shall be reconciled to one another. The
real shall attain the ideal and be brought
back to that which at first it was de-
signed to be.
One point to which 1 wish to call
your attention is this The instant the
prodigal perceives the wretchedness in
which he is living, the picture of his
fathers house arises in his mind. Sup
pose he had had no fathers house to look
to2 Suppose that when men had wan
dered from God there was no chance to
return ? Would it not be almost curse
for man to know his sinfulness /
think we cannot say that absolutely.
think it would be good for every man to
know bis own sinfulness, even if there
was no chance for a rescue. There
would be something like salvation, even
in that consciousness. But it would be
dreary salvation. Itwould be a dread
full picture if we should see this poor
man waiting in the outskirts of the
fathers house and never able to come
back to him.
How different is the picture given
here 1t has become so familiar, we
have become SO used to thinking of
hope as Immediately associated with
repentance, that we do not often think
how dreadful repentance would be if it
were not for hope. Let our effort be
to realize ourselves in our sin but let
us be certain that we can realize our
selves in our sin only as we realize our
selves to be the ideal children of God.
How is it in regard to repentance of
our sins? One of the hardest struggles
is for man to realize his sin. We can
see indications of sin in our souls; but
to be deeply con scious of our sin, to feel
how wicked we are, to see to the full
our own wickedness-m bear testi-
mony that it is not easy. If you at
tempt to sit down and say "Now, /
will know my own wickedness; L did
this thing yesterday, or have been do
ing this during all the past year, and 1
know how wrong it is - if you attempt
to make a catalogue of your sins you
rise up and your conscience tells you
that you are not so troubled by your
sins as you ought to be. You do not
hate sin with all your soul.
My friends, where is the difficulty :?
1t seems to me to be just here: l shall
never know how sinful am by simply
thinking over the sins l have commit
ted, but by getting into some atmos-
phere where can understand what God
intended me to be. Challenging our
sins may help us to this. Unless it
does, l more and more think there is
very little use in it.
Christ is the ideal humanity coming
out to seek the real humanity. When
we read that God made man in his own
image, it seems to me that is the Old
Testament correspondent of what the
New Testament says, GA certain man
had two sons.'' The incarnation is the
story of the prodigal son told in the
glorious history of Jesus Christ. If,
then, we would realize that story in
ourselves, we must listen to the voice
that comes out of the heart of God and
calls US back to him again, and that
voice is Jesus Christ.-Rev. Phillips
Brooks, IN Boston Advertiser.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-04-23
THE WRECK OF WRONG:

Church, Springfield
O. furnished publication
the members of the congregation
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-14

A special from Schulenberg, Tex,
gives the following account of the
marriage of the veteran Snowman
who was born to luck, both good and
bad.
Dan Rice, the veteran clown,
Snowman and ex-temperance lecture,
was united in marriage Thursday
last, by the Rev. A. Forrest, of Balletts-
vile, to Mrs. NJ. G. Robinson, buxom
widow and Lavasa Conty's wealthiest
ranch owner. Some two years ago,
when "Uncle Dan" was making a lee
turing tour of Texas, he met aud be-
came infatuated with Mrs. Robinson.
His feelings were reciprocated by the
wealthy widow, but their wooings
met with fierce opposition from the
friends of the lady, and powerful in
nuences were brought TO bear upon
her, but Mrs. Robinson was innexiblc
in her purpose TO become the bride of
the veteran Snowman. Mrs. Robinson
has been a widow for several years.
She is one of the most intellectual
women in Texas, and has never been
out of the State since she came here at
years of age. Her first husband was
the celebrated Capt. Greathouse, who
started the first stock ranch in Texas.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-14
cRoFT'oN.

CRoFToN, KY, June 12.-Prof. Nc
Quilkin's school closed Friday, will
a public examination at the schoo
room. The Rev.. Galway, of Whit,
Plains, Ky, came up to attend thu
examination. We understand he wal
wonderfully pleased with the Prof
work.
From an item which appeared In
the Era of last Thursday the reader
would infer that six men have flood.
ed the country with picnic posters
for July 2, for no other purpose than
than little self gain, and that the
generous-hearted Croftonians were
not apprised of the fact until every
nook and corner could be seen in
flourishing letters, picnic at Croft
ton. We have Intercepted four of
the gentlemen whose names appeared
on one set of posters and we find that
they have never been consulted about
putting their names on such posters,
but as we have been found like old
dog tray, we perhaps deserve TO be
reprimanded.
John Cary, of Warrington, is con-
fined to his room at G. II. Hancock's.
Mrs. John L. Brasher, of your city,
is visiting her brother, Mr.. Lewis
Rice at this place.
Mrs. Richard Bass, of White Plains
is visiting her aunt here, Mrs. Mamie
Prouse.
Frank Campbell living five miles
west of here, killed large wild cat
on castle berry, the cat had been seen
in the neighborhood for sometime
several women being very badly
frightened by him.
Prof. McCormic of South Christian
was in our town Thursday asking to
be considered as an applicant for the
Academy school.
Prof Thoms has been engaged to
teach the district school at this place.
Jessie L. Cannon who was arrested
here one week ago and lodged in the
jacksonville Jail was released last
Thursday. The parties who had him
arrested failing to make any charge
against him, and he returned here
that day very much to the gratifica-
ton of his many friends.
A man from the Sang" section of
the country was trying to sell our
merchants some Sang" the other
day. lie told one of them that his
Sang" was three thirds dry, but the
would-be buyer began to examine it
and found each root to contain three
or four penny nail. Now we don't
wonder that men will cheat each 9TH
Ell, but how man can have the cheek
to try to defraud his grocery man by
driving nails in the "sang", unless
said grocery has been selling him
more sand than sugar, is yet to be
BUCK.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-14
Col. Bradley's Speech.

According to appointment, w. o.
Bradley, Republican candidate for
Governor, spoke at the courthouse
Friday afternoon to fair audience.
lie was introduced by Col. A. II.
Clark, when he at once proceeded TO
empty the same bag of wormy mis-
Representations upon those who had
kindly lent their presence. Ills first
attack was upon the KENTUcKIAN in
regard to facts published in our last
issue about his failing to divide time
with Watt Hardin, which, of course,
he is ashamed of and tried to deny,
but he reminded us very much of the
boy stung by bee, who was COM
PEELED TO make some fuss because il
hurt a little. Mr.. Bradley could
hardly be blamed for not wanting
TO meet Mr.. Hardin, whom he knew
was well armed with facts to
slash up his weak arguments. He
also stated that he hadn't met two
men who read the KENTUCKIAN. We
hated to see Mr.. Bradley make such
an honest confession as to the small
numbers he had met, but as he didn't
have as large an audience as he ex-
pected, and had met so fetD, of course
we will overlook his feeble thrust.
After the next election when the
Democratic majority falls upon him,
we are afraid there will not be more
than one or two who will be able to
find Mr.. Bradley. A report was cir
culated that Col. Buckner was In
town, which turned out to be false,
but suppose it helped to swell Mr..
Bradley's audience. lie discussed
the finances, revenue, board of Equal
ization and education, and explained
to the colored man why he was never
needed on ticket, but always needed
at the polls. The best that can be
said of his speech is that he did what
he could, and his Republican follow
ers should at least give him credit
for this much honesty.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-14
Kentucky Progress
IManuracturer's RecOrd.l

Auburn.-A. L. Griffith has order
ed roller machinery to reft his fioul
mill.
Bardstown.-Beane, Shchan & Co.
will erect flour mill.
Bowling Green.-John L. Row /:
increasing the capacity of his floul
mill to 100 barrels daily.
Carllsle.-Rogers &, Bastian are re.
building their flour mill, putting in
roller machinery. The daily capacity
will be from rs to 100 barrels.
Catllettsburg,-John G. Patton &
Co., have overhauled their flourmills,
and put in an outfit of roller machin-
cry.
Covington.-James Spilman will
receive proposals for laying water
pipes until June II.
Cynthiana.-$5,0O0 has been sub
scribed 10 bore for natural gas.
Elkton.-The flour mill of G.. d.
Lewis has been refltted with new ma
chinery.
Fairview.-B. W. Humphrey is
building roller Hour mill, with a
daily capacity of so barrels.
Lexington.-The Lexington Street
Railroad Co., will extend their lines.
Lexington.-The Broadway Chris
lian Church will erect $4,000 build
ing.
Logan Mills, (P. O., Adairsville.) y
W. p. Orndorif contemplates erecting
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-14

Did you ever hear gumdrop or
bedtick.-NeaPs State Gazette.
No, Colonel, we never did, but we
have felt the bedtick, and have seen
the watch-spring, the clock run,
heard the Gro (cus) and therain crow.
All, there Union City Advance.
Nor has the editor of Walkers
Boomerang, but he has had the might
mare" and has seen the might
(h)owl." and "w atch-ed" them "W hip
poor-Will," but il "Katy-did," he
never "gnu" it. This is not "awl,"
for he has seen an "ant elope," and
heard the "night-hawk" while view
ing the "night-in-gale"-the "king-
fisher" We "ottar" give "yew" a
better pointer" but wen stop by
saying we have seen it-"rain-deer."
Boomerang.
This empties the bag, and any fur
Their additions will have to be post
poned until the fall crop.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-14
a small roller flour mill soon.

a small roller flour mill soon.
May j. Slayden, S. b
Wright and Henry Reeves will build
a flour mill.
Mt. Stcring.--The Eastern Ken
lucky Land Co, capital stock $1,000,
900, has lately been organized. Il. A.
Mitchell is Interested and can give
information.
MI. Sterling.-W Weldon & Belts will
erect a 3-siory hotel. j. A. Basseit is
preparing plans.
0wensboro.--Thc Greensboro Wharf
boat Co., capital stock $4,000, has
been organized, with j. ID. Powers as
president.
Pikeville.-Soford & Green are
erecting lumber mills.
Richmond Richmond Natur-
al Gas Co., capital stock 100000, has
been organized, with d. NJ. Bright
as president, and d. p. ArmerJ Secre-
tary.
Scottsville. S. Evans is build
ing large saw and planning mill.
Scottsville.-A saw and planning
mill will be erected by John Follis.
Scottsville.-T. Mehone, of Louis
vile, is prospecting for site for a
a stave factory.
Scottsville.-E. L. Malley, of Bow
ling Green, is boring for oil.
Scottsville.-Leo Brigel, of Cincin-
natl, o., and associates have leased
about 10000 acres OF oil and gas lands
and will shortly commence boring.
They will make a proposition TO
light and heat Scottsville with nat
ural gas.
Stanford.-The Presbyterians will
erect new church to cost $4,000.
Stanford.-A roller flour mill has
erected by w. N. Potts.
West Louisville.-A narrow guage
railroad is projected to Greensboro.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-14

Reports have been circulated that
Dr. Standiford is not the working
mans friend, which of course are
feeble efforts to injure his chances
for the U. S. Senate, The Louisville
Times of 7th bears individual testi-
mony of the many charitable acts of
the Doctor and says that in all the
various positions of life that he has
been placed, he has always lent a
helping hand to the struggling work
ingman. No more generous hearted
man can be found to day, and deaf
ear should be turned to all such re-
ports,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-14

Some Of the State papers have
been making an unnecessary noise
about Prof Boring voting the Re-
publican ticket and claiming that he
is not a Democrat. Prof. Boring is
out in card giving The facts in the
case, which are that he voted for C.
j. Pratt, of Hopkins, for Circuit
Judge last August, because Mr.. Pratt
is a cousin of his wife, that he has
livod in his family and is his legal
adviser. Furthermore, he did not
consider the race political one, and
hence cast his vote for Mr.. Pratt on
personal grounds.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-14

The Ky. Democrat in commenting
upon the usefulness of newspapers,
drops the following:
Newspaper bustles arc now mostly
made of back numbers. 1t is pretty
tough, to know a mans best Journal
islic efforts should be thus sit upon.
1t brushes all the glory out of the
profession, and were It not that an
editor can feel that he has not only
frightened woman's mind, but i'm
proved her shape, he might as well
throw up the sponge in disgust and
retire from this world of hustle and
deceit.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-14

The case of G. S. Page, of Aliens
vile, charged with obtaining goods
under false pretences from Bam-
berger, Bloom u Co., was concluded
In Louisville Friday evening, and he
was held over under a $4,000 bond,
Capt. Haddox, of Russellyille, going
on his bond.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-14

The Interstate drill to take place
at Louisville June 20, q and % prom
ises quite success. Below are the
names of the companies formally en-
tered: Montgomery Grays, Mont
gomery True Blues, Richardson Rifles,
Indianapolis; Indianapolis Light In-
fantry, Detroit Light Infantry, Lou
isville LigRN Infantry, Toledo Cadets.
Efforts are being made to get the
National Rifles, of Washington, to
also enter.